Hawkstone

Microbrewery in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Cotswold Brew Co
Associated Webshop: Cotswold Brew Co

Established in 2005

Contact
College Farm, Stow Road, Bourton-on-the-Water, GL54 2HN, England
Description
Hawkstone is the brainchild of Jeremy Clarkson and Rick and Emma from the Cotswold Brew Co. Having put blood, sweat and tears into cultivating his malting barley, Jeremy was determined that it be put to good use, so resolved to supply it directly to a local brewery to turn into lager. He was introduced to Rick and Emma from the Cotswold Brewery by the landlord at their local and they hit it off immediately. Like Jeremy, they’re committed to supporting local agriculture but they’re not just good people, they’re also excellent brewers. They created Hawkstone Lager - a brew of such exquisite quality that Jeremy decided to invest.

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6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
330ml bottle: BB 25th Sep 18. Poured into a Hoegaarden Grand Cru stemmed tulip at home on 27th Apr 18 during a live tasting session with myself. Bright, clear and clean golden body, white bubbles for a head. Half Lager, half IPA. Semi-sweet malts in the taste, light malty molasses in the aroma. Mild hop bitterness in both the nose and flavour, actually a nice blend of ingredients but it isn't an APA in my eyes.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2018 at 20:53

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
11/11/2017: 330ml bottle from my local Co-op. Pours clear golden with a thin white head, not lasting long. Light malts in the aroma, subtle grassy hops. Taste of pale malt, slight biscuit, grassy hops, light citrus, crisp and clean. Light body, oily texture, average carbonation. Better than most macros, not too thin. 04/08/2019: Tap at the brewery. Clear golden, big white head. Malty, grains, light citrus and grass, crisp. Medium body.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2017 at 14:57

4.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Keg at the Fleur De Lys, Dorchester on Thames. Blonde in colour with a barely-there white head and very light fizz. Honey and caramel are to the fore here with just a light grassiness in the finish. It’s a bit too sweet, but still better than most of the macro lagers out there.
Tried on 05 Aug 2017 at 16:03

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask. Brown color, tan head. Cocoa aroma. Taste is earthy brownies, dry finish. OK.
Tried from Cask on 01 Jul 2016 at 12:53

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Gloucester Services Farm Shop. Pours hazy orange with a promising wheat beer nose. Taste is uber-spicy and sweet, with an enthusiastic carbonation. Some dough and citrus. Pleasant German-style wheat beer.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2015 at 15:57

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
500ml bottle from Gloucester Services Farm shop. Pours hazy River Severn brownish gold. Aroma is straw and ripe green apples. Taste is lemon-tinted scrumpy with a very light sparkle. No ’off’ flavours (cheese, sweat etc..) and minimal tannins present. Just a very drinkable cider that I could easily quaff by the pint in the right circumstances.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2015 at 12:48

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tried at the Theoc, Tewkesbury. Golden colour with a thick white head. Light citrus fruity aroma, and a slightly sweet taste. Easy to drink lager.
Tried on 28 Jul 2015 at 12:43

5.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Gloucester services on the M5. Murky straw colour with a a big head that just disappeared. Aroma is a touch citrus the taste sharpe and slight citrus but a touch bland.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2015 at 17:38

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Keg at The Jam Factory, Oxford, Thursday 28th May 2015 Pours dark brown with a large creamy off white head, really creamy. A fairly standard run of the mill keg stout offering a little more sweetness than some, with a slight roasty and metallic edge. Perhaps my review was a bit negative, it’s fine but the Westmalle Dubbel on tap would have been a better option methinks. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.1
Tried from Draft on 31 May 2015 at 12:22

8/10
It's not an IPA
Tried on 04 May 2015 at 15:35